By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-12-23 10:33:43
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
据报道，马刺队对国王队的明星控球后卫感兴趣，这完全合乎逻辑。但如果福克斯强迫离开萨克拉门托，他会对马刺感兴趣吗？
关于马刺的第一大交易传闻来了。根据The Athletic的萨姆·阿米克(Sam Amick)和安东尼·斯莱特(Anthony Slater)的报道（付费墙），德阿伦·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)可能已经对表现平平的国王队失去了耐心，如果情况恶化，他要求离队，马刺队将准备好出手。
这是首次报道马刺队对福克斯感兴趣，目前看来交易并非迫在眉睫，但看到双方联系在一起并不令人意外。圣安东尼奥正在崛起，但需要升级控球后卫位置，他们没有受限于工资帽的交易限制，并且拥有超级巨星维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)。福克斯正值巅峰，他正在寻找一支拥有雄心壮志和顶薪合同的球队，而且他和文班的搭档将会天衣无缝。
与所有潜在的大交易一样，事情并没有表面看起来那么简单。因此，让我们仔细看看德阿伦·福克斯加盟马刺会是什么样子，以及发生的可能性有多大。
福克斯加盟马刺的可能性
据报道，福克斯想要在季后赛中走得更远。国王队并非争冠球队，而他们通往争冠球队的道路也并不简单。他们去年夏天增加了德玛尔·德罗赞(DeMar DeRozan)，希望在竞争激烈的西部打进附加赛之后更进一步，但到目前为止，他们反而有所退步。福克斯-德罗赞-多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯(Domantas Sabonis)的核心阵容很稳固，但他们缺少一位超级巨星，而基冈·穆雷(Keegan Murray)，这位看起来像是能将所有球员串联在一起的攻防兼备的年轻球员，在进攻端的进步停滞不前。萨克拉门托陷入了“优秀但不伟大”的困境，他们的阵容价格不菲，而且即将变得更加昂贵，并且没有能够换来他们缺少的那块拼图的蓝筹资产。在这种情况下，27岁的福克斯对未来感到担忧，并可能寻找新的下家，这是可以理解的。
圣安东尼奥是一支年轻的非争冠球队，所以表面上看起来并不理想，但马刺正处于上升期，拥有超级巨星维克托·文班亚马，拥有完成交易的资产，即使在可能得到福克斯之后，仍然有剩余的筹码来继续改进阵容。在球场上，福克斯作为顶级外线选择可以获得他需要的球权，因此他不必接受可能会让他失去个人荣誉的较小角色。与此同时，由于文班亚马是他的队友，他不会成为所有人关注的焦点，因此压力会比在其他地方小。马刺可以提供福克斯可能想要的薪水、角色、帮助和高上限，所以如果他要求离队，马刺应该被视为一个认真的潜在下家。
福克斯加盟马刺的可能性不大
关于福克斯的经纪人里奇·保罗(Rich Paul)访问萨克拉门托的报道称，此行的目的是弄清球队未来的计划。目前还没有公开的交易请求或重大冲突的消息。球队没有赢球，所以福克斯不开心，但这可能会很快改变。国王队的实力可能比他们13胜17负的战绩所显示的要强，因为他们在整个NBA的净效率排名第14位。尽管拥有福克斯和德罗赞两位著名的关键时刻球员，但他们在关键时刻的胜率却排名倒数第二。他们在整个赛季也遭受了一连串的伤病。他们无疑令人失望，缺乏斗志，但只要更加努力地比赛，加上一些运气，并在交易截止日前调整阵容，他们就可以扭转局面。他们不会成为争冠球队，但他们绝对可以进入季后赛，这对福克斯来说，目前可能就足够了。
即使福克斯强迫离开萨克拉门托，他可能也不会把圣安东尼奥作为理想的目的地。东部将为他提供更容易进入季后赛的道路，像芝加哥和迈阿密这样的理想市场可能是真正的可能性。如果他想留在西部，对于一个正值巅峰的球员来说，成熟的火箭队可能比仍在发展的马刺队更合适，而平庸但一直很有吸引力的湖人队也可能会对他发起猛烈的追求。国王队可能只会选择接受最好的报价，但如果福克斯公开要求去某个特定的球队，萨克拉门托将不会有太多的筹码，因为这位明星控球后卫的合同只剩一年了。仅仅因为从外部来看福克斯和马刺似乎很合适，并不意味着球员和他的管理团队也有同样的感觉。
如果福克斯与国王队的关系恶化，马刺被列为潜在下家并不令人意外。这支年轻的球队比大多数人预期的更成功，这可能会理所当然地提高他们的雄心壮志，并加快他们的时间表。如果是这样的话，由于管理层做得很好，圣安东尼奥应该能够达成一笔不会完全摧毁阵容的交易。
现在就对福克斯或其他球星在本赛季穿上马刺球衣的前景感到兴奋还为时过早，但看到马刺准备利用他们积累的资产和灵活性来寻求升级，这是令人鼓舞的。这并不意味着本赛季一定会发生什么，因为有很多球队无法控制的外部因素需要考虑，但在交易截止日之前的两个月对圣安东尼奥来说应该是一段有趣的时光。
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A closer look at the De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs trade rumor
The Spurs are reportedly interested in the Kings’ star point guard, which makes perfect sense. But will Fox be interested in them if he forces his way out of Sacramento?
The first big trade rumor involving the Spurs is upon us. De’Aaron Fox might be running out of patience with the middling Kings and the Silver and Black will be ready to pounce if things deteriorate and he asks out, according to The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater ($).
It’s the first time the Spurs have been reported to have interest in Fox and nothing seems imminent, but it’s not surprising to see the two parties linked. San Antonio is on the rise but could use an upgrade at point guard, is not restricted on trades by the aprons, and has a superstar in place in Victor Wembanyama. Fox is in his prime, looking for a team with big aspirations and a max contract, and he’d fit seamlessly next to Wemby.
As with every big potential trade, things are not as easy as they seem on the surface. So let’s take a closer look at what De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs would look like and how likely it is to happen.
Why Fox to the Spurs could happen
Fox reportedly wants to go deep in the playoffs. The Kings are not contenders and the path to get there is not simple. They added DeMar DeRozan last summer in hopes of taking a leap forward after making the play-in last season in the stacked West and so far have taken a step back. The Fox-DeRozan-Domantas Sabonis core is solid but they lack a superstar and Keegan Murray, who seemed like the type of connective two-way young piece that would tie it all together, has stagnated in his development on offense. Sacramento is stuck being good but not great with a somewhat pricey roster that is about to get even more expensive and no blue-chip asset that can net them the missing piece. In that context, it’s understandable for 27-year-old Fox to be concerned about the future and potentially looking for a new home.
San Antonio is a young non-contender, so the fit is not ideal on the surface, but the Silver and Black are on an upward trajectory, have a superstar in Victor Wembanyama, have the assets to get a deal done and even after potentially landing Fox would still have ammo left over to continue to improve the roster. On the court, Fox would get as many touches as he needs as the top perimeter option, so he wouldn’t have to accept a smaller role that could cost him individual accolades. At the same time, he wouldn’t be the focus of everyone’s attention with Wembanyama as his teammate, so there would be less pressure than in other places. The Spurs could offer him the money, role, help and high ceiling Fox probably wants, so they should be considered a serious possibility as a landing spot if he asks out.
Why Fox to the Spurs probably won’t happen
The report about Fox’s agent, Rich Paul, visiting Sacramento states that the goal was to figure out the franchise’s plan going forward. There was no public trade demand or news about major conflicts. The team isn’t winning so Fox isn’t happy, but that could change quickly. The Kings are likely better than their 13-17 record suggests, as they have the 14-best net rating in the entire NBA. Despite having two heralded closers in Fox and DeRozan, they have the second-lowest winning percentage in the clutch. They have also suffered a cavalcade of injuries throughout the season. They have undoubtedly been disappointing and uninspiring but could turn things around enough by simply playing harder, being lucky, and tweaking their roster at the deadline. They won’t contend, but they could definitely make the playoffs and that might be enough for Fox, for now.
Even if Fox does force his way out of Sacramento, he might not have San Antonio as a desired landing spot. The East would give him a much easier path to deep playoff runs and desirable markets like Chicago and Miami could be real possibilities. If he wants to stay in the West, the established Rockets could be a better fit for a player in his prime than the still-developing Spurs, and the mediocre but always-appealing Lakers could make a big play for him. The Kings could just decide to take the best offer but if Fox publicly pushes for a specific landing spot, Sacramento won’t have much leverage, since the star point guard only has one more year in his contract. Just because it seems like Fox and the Spurs make sense together from the outside doesn’t mean the player and his management team feel the same way.
It’s not surprising the Spurs have been named as a potential landing spot for Fox if his situation with the Kings deteriorates. The young team has been more successful than most anticipated which might have rightfully resulted in raised ambitions and sped-up timelines. If that’s the case, San Antonio should be able to put together a deal that doesn’t completely destroy the roster thanks to the good work done by the front office.
It’s too early to get excited at the prospect of Fox or any other star wearing Silver and Black this season, but it’s encouraging to see the Spurs getting ready to use the assets and flexibility they’ve amassed to look for upgrades. It doesn’t mean anything will happen this season, as there’s too much outside the franchise’s control that needs to be considered, but the two months until the trade deadline should be an interesting time for San Antonio.
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock